MaxProcesses Metabase Property

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

The MaxProcesses property determines the maximum number of worker processes an application pool allows to service requests for an application pool.

Note

A Web Garden is an application pool with a MaxProcesses setting higher than 1.

Attribute Name Attribute Value

XML Data Type

DWORD

WMI Data Type

SINT32

ADSI Data Type

DWORD

ABO Data Type

DWORD

ABO Metabase Identifier

MD_APPPOOL_MAX_PROCESS_COUNT

Attributes

INHERIT

Default Value

1

MetaFlagsEx

CACHE_PROPERTY_MODIFIED

User Type

IIS_MD_UT_SERVER

ID

9003

Configurable Locations

You can configure this property at the following locations in the IIS metabase.

Metabase Path IIS Admin Object Type

/LM/W3SVC/AppPools/DefaultAppPool /LM/W3SVC/AppPools/DefaultAppPool/application_pool_name

IIsApplicationPool

/LM/W3SVC/AppPools

IIsApplicationPools

Code Example

For general code examples, see Code Examples to Configure Metabase Properties.